Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama television series. It is based on a character Sudeikis portrayed in a series of promotional media for NBC Sports's coverage of England's Premier League. The show follows an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team. The first season of 10 episodes premiered on Apple TV+ on August 14, 2020. A second season of 12 episodes premiered July 23, 2021, and a third was renewed March 15, 2023.
Ted Lasso is recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, gained ownership of the team in a divorce from her unfaithful ex-husband, Rupert. She has hired Lasso secretly hoping he will cause the team's downfall and devastate Rupert.